Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 67 Slow Escape

The race has passed the prologue and the team has reached the first bend, with the live broadcast faithfully reporting the scene.

“It was a very intense early race, and the race ladies were almost huddled together after the gates.

“Most of the players are targeting Indomitable Steel and Noda Kinju, and the pressure on these two players should be very high.

"Unyielding True Steel has broken out, she's not surrounded!

"Noda Kinju is surrounded, she is now in the middle of the group!

"Then the third most popular Glory player...

"Wait! Contestant Susan Muse took first place!
“Now in first place is Susan Muse!

“Entering the first corner, Susan Muse is still in the lead!
“Northern Black Horse!
"Contestant Xuanju of the North is charging forward!

“The leader is Susan Muse, and the second one is Northern Black Horse!
"Are you trying to grab the first place, Northern Xuanju... No, contestant Susan Muse accelerated.

"One length... two lengths... Susan Muse is three lengths ahead.

"Susan Muse is still in the lead, and Northern Black Horse is in second place."

At this time, the commentator continued:
“It seems like they want to repeat the tactics from the first two games.

"Northern Black Colts seem to be very good at following the pace for a while and then taking the lead. It seems she has chosen Susan Muse in this race.

"I hope she can perform as well as she did in the first two games."

Just like the broadcast that took turns retelling and commenting, in the 200 meters after the gates opened, the horse racing women galloping on the track had several battles over position and order.

As they entered the bend, the battle gradually came to an end. The leading Susan Muse was far ahead, leaving the second place Northern Black Horse about 7 or 8 meters away.

After that, more than ten horse racing girls lined up in a long line, basically sticking to the inner lane.

Watching such a fierce battle with excitement, the audience burst into cheers as soon as the game started.

At the front of the audience, Yasui Makoto's gaze was obviously much calmer than that of most of the audience.

He had analyzed the situation at the beginning of the race with Northern Xuanju, and Northern Xuanju had successfully followed the corresponding instructions and was not affected by the fierce competition. As he entered the first corner, he seized the opportunity to rush forward and established his own racing rhythm.

Then, just maintain this rhythm...

Just as he thought of this, he suddenly heard a thoughtful voice beside him.

"Follow... No, Xiaobei is clearly running at his own pace."

Hearing this, Yasui looked at Tokugawa beside him in surprise and said subconsciously:

"...your own rhythm?"

"Yeah, isn't it something that can be seen at a glance?"

He nodded naturally, with a thoughtful look that was different from his previous naive temperament, and pointed at the team moving at high speed on the runway.

"Most of the time it's the horse girl in the front who sets the pace, but if you have a really good sense of rhythm, you don't really need to worry about the opponent in front.

"It feels like Xiaobei and the horse girl in the front are...

“She runs hers, and I run mine.

"That's probably what Xiaobei thinks.

“And the teams behind are actually following Xiaobei, not the horse girl in the front.

"That's amazing, Xiaobei. This ability... I feel like it's almost comparable to Sky-chan's."

Nodding with satisfaction, the horse racing girl suddenly looked over, scratched her head with a smile, and immediately returned to her previous silly look.

"Ah, I was just saying it casually. If I'm wrong, then... Mr. Yasui won't laugh at me, right? Hehehe..."

...How could this be a joke? I was so amazed that I couldn't even express it.

Yasui was truly amazed.

Unlike previous races, this Spring Stakes was a G2 jackpot, with opponents and trainers several notches higher in experience and skill. Following the lead of the previous two races was simply not an option. The opponents' running strategies were undoubtedly complex, and the Northern Black Colts were completely unable to react.

For example, the battle in the opening game.

Yasui saw it clearly. As he expected, the moment the gate came out, the major-tuned Miner at Gate No. 2 pressed towards the northern Xuanju.

This kind of running is undoubtedly a gate, but it is not a foul. The purpose is to prevent the opponent from running comfortably at the desired rhythm.

It's just that Major Miner's experience is too shallow. She must have paid too much attention to the northern Xuanju, or her overall perception is limited, and she didn't realize that Susan Muse at Gate No. 4 was in a very good position.

Then, as expected, due to the influence of Susan Muse's rush to the first place, Major Miner lost his mind for a moment.

At this moment, Northern Black Horse seized the opportunity and immediately took the second place.

This is what Makoto Yasui has always emphasized before the game, to give full play to what he is best at.

That is rhythm and physical strength.

It is true that what Northern Black Horse is best at is escape, or rather, escape and flee.

However, the escape and escape refer to positioning, and there is another distinction besides that, which is pacing.

Because of the different paces, there are differences between escape marathons and runaway marathons.

Among the well-known runaway horses, the likes of Silent Suzuka and Miura Bourbon are considered high-speed runaway horses.

The key to this type of escape is to create enough distance in the early stage when you have plenty of physical strength, and adjust the pace in the middle and late stages to ensure physical strength for the final stage. You can also escape to the end, which is a relatively flexible choice.

Sakura Shinou, Mejiro Zenshin, Otaku Taiyoshin, and Twin Turbo are also high-speed escape horses, but it would be more accurate to say that they are explosive leaders.

It is no exaggeration to say that this type of fleeing horses does not care what happens behind them. As long as they have the physical strength to hold on, they will just choose to run to the end.

These two types of escape horses are not common. More common are standard escape horses such as Katsuragi Ace, Enis Wind God, and Qingyun Sky.

Their lead is more due to positioning considerations and a buffer schedule to withstand the impact of the last leg.

But the northern black colt is different from them.

In An Jingzhen's opinion, the escape method that this black-haired girl is good at is as uncommon as the escape and the explosion.

"Slow escape".

It doesn't matter how much you lead, as long as you are ahead.

You can chase me as much as you want, but if you chase me I will speed up.

If you don't chase me, I will just lead slowly, maintain my strength, and accelerate over long distances at the right opportunity until I cross the finish line.

This is "slow escape".

There are three difficulties in this running method.

One is to make accurate decisions, and be able to judge the opponent's speed, the distance between them and themselves, the remaining race distance and the remaining physical strength in a very short time based on the footsteps coming from behind, and decide whether to speed up in an instant.

Second, you must have a good sense of rhythm and must not lose your pace when the enemy is chasing you.

Third, you must have good physical strength, this is the most important.

Acceleration requires more energy than cruising, not to mention multiple accelerations, which is simply impossible for most horse racing girls. This is also the key reason why "slow escape" is rare.

Coincidentally, except for his judgment which still needs to be improved, Northern Xuanju's sense of rhythm and physical strength are already the best among his peers.

I haven't explained all this to Northern Xuanju in detail yet, but this horse girl has already mastered the basic requirements of slow escaping.

In this spring championship, Yasui Zhen's plan is to let her thoroughly establish the "slow escape" running method in actual combat, and the way to handle the opening game is part of this running method.

What surprised An Jingzhen was that Zhou Yi completely understood the idea he gave to Beibu Xuanju.

You can even see it at a glance.

But in a moment, he felt relieved.

(End of this chapter)